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hal.structure.identifierUniversité Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
dc.contributor.authorCEULEMANS, Tobias
hal.structure.identifierLancaster Environment Centre
dc.contributor.authorSTEVENS, Carly
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Physiology and Biometrics
dc.contributor.authorDUCHATEAU, Luc
hal.structure.identifierUniversité Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
dc.contributor.authorJACQUEMYN, Hans
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems [Open University]
dc.contributor.authorGOWING, David
hal.structure.identifierUniversité Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
dc.contributor.authorMERCKX, Roel
hal.structure.identifierLancaster Environment Centre
dc.contributor.authorWALLACE, Hilary
hal.structure.identifierUniversité Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
dc.contributor.authorVAN ROOIJEN, Nils
hal.structure.identifierInstitute for Wetland and Water Research
dc.contributor.authorGOETHEM, Thomas
hal.structure.identifierB-Ware Research Centre
dc.contributor.authorBOBBINK, Roland
hal.structure.identifierKWR Watercycle Research Institute
dc.contributor.authorDORLAND, Edu
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorGAUDNIK, Cassandre
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorALARD, Didier
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorCORCKET, Emmanuel
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux [LIEC]
dc.contributor.authorMULLER, Serge
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
dc.contributor.authorDISE, Nancy
hal.structure.identifierInstitute of Ecology [University of Bremen]
dc.contributor.authorDUPRE, Cecilia
hal.structure.identifierInstitute of Ecology [University of Bremen]
dc.contributor.authorDIEKMANN, Martin
hal.structure.identifierUniversité Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
dc.contributor.authorHONNAY, Olivier
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.identifier.issn1354-1013
dc.description.abstractEnNutrient pollution presents a serious threat to biodiversity conservation. In terrestrial ecosystems, the deleterious effects of nitrogen pollution are increasingly understood and several mitigating environmental policies have been developed. Compared to nitrogen, the effects of increased phosphorus have received far less attention, although some studies have indicated that phosphorus pollution may be detrimental for biodiversity as well. On the basis of a dataset covering 501 grassland plots throughout Europe, we demonstrate that, independent of the level of atmospheric nitrogen deposition and soil acidity, plant species richness was consistently negatively related to soil phosphorus. We also identified thresholds in soil phosphorus above which biodiversity appears to remain at a constant low level. Our results indicate that nutrient management policies biased toward reducing nitrogen pollution will fail to preserve biodiversity. As soil phosphorus is known to be extremely persistent and we found no evidence for a critical threshold below which no environmental harm is expected, we suggest that agro-environmental schemes should include grasslands that are permanently free from phosphorus fertilization.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subject.enatmospheric nitrogen deposition
dc.subject.enenvironmental policy
dc.subject.engrassland
dc.subject.ennutrient enrichment
dc.subject.enphosphorus
dc.title.enSoil phosphorus constrains biodiversity across European grasslands
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/gcb.12650
dc.subject.halSciences de l'environnement
bordeaux.journalGlobal Change Biology
bordeaux.page3814 - 3822
bordeaux.volume20
bordeaux.issue12
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-01777416
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-01777416v1
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